Fruit-knife.



R. H. NEWMAN.

FRUIT nuns. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 12, 1918.

Patented Apr. 9, 1918..

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1 FIRUIT-KNIFE.

To all whom it may mam.-

Be it known that I, Ru'rnnnon H. NEW- MAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Fruit- Knives, of which the following is afull, clear, concise, and exact decription, reference'being had to the accompanying draw 7 an improved form of knife over that'shown in my Patent No; 1,226,797, May 22, 1917, the objects being to provide a knife which is simpler in construction and operation, cheaper to manufacture and easier to clean. Further objects will appear as the description progresses. 7

My improved form of knife comprises a knife blade the free end of which is curved and provided with a cross blade extending from the curved edge of the free end, the said cross blade having front, rear and side cutting edges. The rear cutting edge is inclined rearwardly from the blade and the side cutting edge is inclined forwardly toa sharpened point which can be used for.

ward the end of the blade, thereby forming penetrating the partitions at a point adjacent the end ofthe core and the rind to place the blade and the cross blade in proper position relative to the partitions to sever the same from the rind when the knife is drawn outwardly from the. core along the inner side of the rind. This movement severs the partition from the pulp adjacent one side thereof. The knife is then again inserted adjacent the 'core of the fruit, but on theopposite side of the partition thereby separating the partition from the pulp at this side of the partition, the cross blade serving as a sort of a guide and means for preventing the' end of the knife from passing through the rind. The front cutting edge.

of the crossblade is used for severing the core from the rind, this result being accomplished by pushing the knife forwardly against the end of the core prior to the separation of each of the partitions fromthe fruit pulp. The construction of my im- Sp'ecificaltion of Letters fate'nt.

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names filed January 12, 1918. Serial No. 2113275.

proved knife will be understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a perspective view of one-half of a grapefruit or other citrous fruit showingin full lines theposition in which the knife .is first inserted in the fruit, and in dotted lines the position which the knife occupies relative to the fruit when severin the partitions. from the rind; I

Fig. 2' is aplanview of'the knife looking toward the back edge thereof;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation; and

Fig. is a bottom view of the knife looking toward the sharpened edge thereof.

Similar characters of reference refer to similar parts throughout the several views. 7 The reference character 1 indicates the blade of the knife, which is similar in contour to an ordinary paring knife, the free end of, the knife being provided with a curved cutting edge 2. Secured to the end of the curved cutting edge 2 and extending therefrom in a plane substantially tangent to the curved edge 2 and substantially at right angles to the plane of the blade 1 is the cross blade 3 having the front, rear and side cutting edges 4, 5 and 6 respectively. The rear cutting edge, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, is inclined outwardly from the blade 1. The purpose of this construction is to provide means for guiding or urging the partition inwardly toward the blade 1, so that this blade will separate the partition from the pulp without leaving any of the pulp upon the partition. The side cutting edge 6 is inclined forwardly toward the blade 1, thereby forming with the rear cutting edge 6 a sharpened point 7.

Tn operation the knife is inserted as shown in full lines in Fig. 1, and then tipped laterally to the position shown in dotted lines. By a forward movement of the knife the cutting edge 1 is caused to sever a portion of the core 8 of the fruit from the rind. The front end of the blade is then given a slight lateral movement to cause the point 7 to pass, through the adjacent partition. The knife is then drawn outwardly with the outer side of the cross blade 3 in contact with the rind of the fruit. This operation severs one side of the partition from the adjacent fruit pulp. The knife is then again inserted adjacent the core but onthe opposite side of the partition, and is then again drawn toward the outer edge the secured at one edge to said ex ending at substantially plane of said blade and cutting edges, the rear lee inclined rearwardly =l11Cl to pain tl-e partition from the aeiaeent ltius descril ed 311v im'eutioli and the Lie"v 16C 0; Lsuw t1 sanle, W121i; claim a y e t 1@ f 1 the bla l fe de having a cross blade 86- aeent the flee enc thereof and lycurved cutting edge 11 comeiuation TLh a elaiie er'teilding substantially lie plane of said lade and from one edge of said cross blade ez'teudino' substantiall taueeiit Cress blade having rear and age and at 1" 1 1 tee 1 ee, salt es blade l1 f" a u 7 lug LllOllL, rear and site cutting edges, the dges. lftf cutting edge being inclined rearwarlv blade having a cross blade seireir the blade and the cutting t the ire end thereof and lyi f. forwwdly tovmrd the li'ig at substantially iii blade having a free e i i'- c l foe of said blade and euge in comb i one edge of said wculed at one :Jla'le eaving a rear extending at zeeiwardly from the he plane of t 1e edge off said blade. 1. side outing en l heeunto subscribe "11g i:lcli11ed 1'61- 211111115 1918.

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